Surplus lines fill a market void to cover risks that are declined or unable to be written in the standard insurance marketplace providing admitted insurance coverages. A good way to describe surplus lines is that they are a supplement to the admitted insurance market.

SURPLUS LINES RISK CHARACTERISTICS

The way that surplus lines can supplement the admitted market is by providing coverage for risks that are unable to be covered in the admitted market. In general, these include the following types of risks:

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